1.5 2005–2010: Further expansion and financial failings.

On September 21, 2016, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection once again and shut down operations one year later. On December 13, 2012, the company announced that it had emerged from bankruptcy. On April 6, 2011, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a lawsuit concerning the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The New York Stock Exchange delisted 4Kids (NYSE: KDE) on June 1, 2010. The 4KidsTV block ended on DecemToonzai block ended on August 18, 2012, which was replaced by Saban's Vortexx, which in itself was succeeded by Litton's One Magnificent Morning in 2014.ĤLicensing Corporation had its world headquarters on Third Avenue in New York City, its former subsidiary, 4Kids Productions, had its headquarters in a separate building in Manhattan.

They also ran two program blocks: Toonzai (originally The CW4Kids) on The CW, and 4Kids TV (originally FoxBox) on Fox, both aimed at children. The company is most well known for its range of television licenses, which has included the multibillion-dollar Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese anime franchises. The first anime that 4Kids Productions dubbed was the first eight seasons of Pokémon that originally began airing on first run syndication and then it later moved to exclusively air on Kids' WB! in the United States. The company was previously also a film and television production company that produced English- dubbed Japanese anime through its subsidiary 4Kids Productions between 19 it specialized in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States. and later known as 4Licensing Corporation) was an American licensing company.

(formerly known as Leisure Concepts, Inc.

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